Coheed & Cambria Announces New Album!

If you're as big a Coheed fan as I am you probably already heard this afternoon that Coheed & Cambria has announced the title and release of their fifth studio album. It will be called "The Year of the Black Rainbow" and it will be released in April 2010. For those who are unaware, the first four albums have all been part of an ongoing story based on lead singer Claudio Sanchez's comic series "The Amory Wars." This new album tells the prequel story to their previous albums, focusing on the backstory of the characters Coheed and Cambria. This is awesome news and it's going to be a long wait. Here's part of the announcement:

"Our new album will be titled, “Year of the Black Rainbow,” and is set for release in April 2010 and will be followed by a headline tour of the US, and then on to Europe and the UK for festivals and such...we think it’s definitely our best work to date.

Some song titles are: “Here We are Juggernaut,” “The Broken,” “Pearl of the Stars,” and “Guns of Summer.”"

Check out Coheed's official fansite for more announcements!

Album Pick: The Best of Apocalyptica

If you're a fan of metal and classical music then this is the perfect band for you. Apocalyptica is a cello band, that's right, it's just 4 guys with cellos playing heavy metal music. They do a lot of covers of Metallica as well as some original work. This best of compilation is a good starter for anyone who might want to start listening to the band. With other albums, I've found that I either really like or really dislike a particular song, but every track on the best of is pretty good. You'll notice cover versions of popular Metallica songs such as "Nothing Else Matters," "The Unforgiven," and "Enter Sandman." It's really cool to hear the cello take over for the electric guitar and vocals. You listen to a song like Nothing Else Matters and forget it was written as a heavy metal song. This album is a must for any Metallica fan and a good choice for fans of a classical sound with a strong metal influence. Check it out!

Youtube Talent!

Youtube has a lot of garbage where people post videos of themselves playing either really bad or mediocre covers of their favourite songs, but sometimes you'll find the odd person with a whole lot of talent. The best ones are the people who reinvent the song with their own personal style. Some of these people should be the ones out there making money instead some of today's popular artists in my opinion. Check it out!

Percusive Guitar!

Four Hands Guitar! Wicked.

Pirates of the Caribbean meets Metal!

This is really neat. I wish there was a longer version.

Cello and Violin - Can't go wrong there.

Piano cover of heavy metal song by Tool. Covers like these are a reminder that just because you might not like the sound, doesn't mean it isn't some great creative writing!

That's all for now. If you know some great Youtube covers feel free to share!